ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,375,434, issued on July 29.
"Method and system for providing messages in graphics" was invented by Lior Nassi (Herzlia, Israel).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods and systems that allow entities to package messages, such as those for texting sessions on mobile devices, such as smart phones, in graphics, such as emoticons."
The patent was filed on Dec. 30, 2015, under Application No. 15/540,619.
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